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No. 356,805-l Patented Feb. l, X88?.

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Appliczxion Sled .Tune Qi, 1886. Serial No. d. (No model.)

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Be it known that We, JOHN STONITSCH and the eountg,T of Cook and Siete of illinois, and citizens of the United States, have invented a new and useful'Improvement in Devices for Displaying Advertisingurds, of which the following is u full deseripion, reference being had to the uoeompunying drawings, in Which- Figure l is diront elevation. Fig. 2 is e. vertical section taken nein' the center. Fig. 3 is u section no line .n of Fig. 2. Fig. is a section at line y of Fig. 2, the magnets not being shown und the posioion of the ports being somewhat changed, the front of the ineehine in this iigure being toward the top of elle sheet.

rlhe object of our invention is to provide devices, automatically operated, by the use of which o series of edxferising-cnrds een be oonx-'enienliliT displeyedone oder the other, euch for o limited time. This objeet. We attain by the mechanism illustrated in he drawings, in Which- A represents a hollow pillar, Within which the principal parts of our devices are located. A portion of the front of this pillnris out away for he purpose of providing o. suitable place to locate o. passage for the cards nud some of the operating devices. l

B represens e foce-plate, honing in il; trro openings, o o, o bride smaller thon the cards which ere to be displayed.

G is unorher plate e little back of B, and supported at e little distance therefrom. Between B und lC is e passage, e, for the cords.

D is e trougnof snit-able len gth,adapted to reeeive and hold e. number of cards, d, upon the i'nces of which any suitable desired matter may he printed or otherwise displayed. This trough, as shown, stands at on ongle of about forty-live degrees, and is seeured in plone in any suitable niunner. As shown, it is open at the top, hun enen edge is provided with aillenge for the purpose of holding the cords. The size of this trough depends upon the cards to be used in it.

e is o. loose plete or bloei; behind the aards.

f is e cylindrical piece of nieliehwliieh serves es o Weight ro force the cords forward by pressing against the plete or bloes e.

E is e metal freine, in uhieh some of the operating parts are supported. This frame may loe secured to the inside of the pillar by broekn ens il, and may be supported from the trough by bars g.

G G' ere two strong ningnes supported by bars 1i, the upper ends of which ere secured to the trough.

'i' is e shell: supported in bearings in the freine D.

j are two arms rigidl3T connected at their rear ends to the shaft These arms ore piv otelly connected al; their forward ends to o, verbieelly-sliding knife, Frein the rear end of earch of these arms j o short erin, Z., extends upward.

m are tufo other arms upon nshafr, u, whieh is supported in Abearings in the freine D. The forward ends of these arios n?. are pivotelly connected with e. second vertically moving knife, o. From eneh of these urine ma short; erin, p, extends downward andis pivoted to one of the mns q are rearward extensions from the arm m, the ends of which extensions ure connected by e. erosspieoe, a,

s is e spring, the lower end of which is eonneet-ed with the erosspieee r, and the upper end is connected to the under side of the trough. Y

t is nu armature secured in place by means of screws which pass through the bor u, which rests upon the arms j.

o is on arm secured zu; its rear end to the shafts z' at or neen its center.

o is a. small sho-fe pivoted in bearings on the beek side of the plate C. .Near each end ofthis shaft and secured thereto is nu erin, if. Each end of this arm is bent orernt about right angles, and the benoover portions c d are arranged to poss through suitable holes in the plat-e C and come in Contact Wit-h the plate B.

E is another snail; pivoted in bearings on the beek side of the plaie C, to which und near each end is attached :in erin, f, extending downward, the lower ends of which, g, are bent alabout right; angles with the main portions, and arranged to poss through suitable openings in C.

hf is another shaft pivot-ed in bearings upon the back. side of C. Secured to this shaft and. near each end are arms i', projecting upward, the upper ends, j', of which are bent over and pass through holes in C.

7s is an arm secured to the shaft e.

Z is an arm secured to the shaft c'.

in is an arm secured to the shaft h.

n is a bar pivoted to each of the arms k Z my.

oj is a connecting rod or bar, pivoted at its.

upper end tothe forward end of the arm e and at its lower end to the bar n and arm k'.

The knives L: o move up and down in grooves in blocks secured to the frame E. The cards cZ are provideitwiih beveled edges.

p/ is a card resting on the two arms or rests c', and in front ot' the opening a in B.

q is another card in front 0f the opening b.

H represents a clock-movement, which is provided with a circuit-brealrer in the usual manner. A battery V(which is not shown) is to be used for operating the devices, which battery is to be connected with the circuit-breaker andthe magnets by wires in the usual manner.

The armsj and in, when in their normal pa sition, as shown in Fig. 2, are not exactly par allel with each other, and the arms Z p do not stand in exactly the same line.

The circuit-breaker :may be operated at such .intervals as may be desired.

The operation is as follows: Suppose the parts to bein the position represented in Fig.

2; then when the magnets are vit-alized through the closing of the eircuitin the usual manner the armature t will be drawn to the magnets, and the armature being connected with the armsj they will be drawn down, carrying with them the knife It, which will release the forward card in the trough, and at the same instant the knife o will be raised, and will come in front of the lower edge of the next card in the trough, the knife being raised by the action of the arms Zp and arm m. Att-he same time, by the descent of the arm j, the connecting-arm o will be forced downward, and, through the arms k Z m and the connecting-bar a', the three shafts a e 7L will be rotated a little, th rowing the arms g' and d forward, and atV the same time throwing c1 and j backward. The forward card in the trough when .released will fall and rest upon the arms g', which will then be thrown forward. At the same time the card p will be released by the withdrawal of the arms-c, and will drop down and rest upon the two arms d, which will then be thrown forward. At the same time the card q will be released by the withdrawal of j, and will fallinto the bottom of the column. Then, the circuitlbeing opened, the action of the spring s will restore the parts to the position shown in Fig. 2. Another card in the trough will then come forward into position, as shown in Fig. 2, the card which fell und .rested for the time being on the arms g, being released, will fall to and rest upon the arms c, and the card which was resting upon the arms d will fall and rest upon the arms j. The parts will reefiect that is produced by the action of the magnets by drawing the armature to them; but we regard the magnets, armature, battery, and circuit-breaker as the most feasible means for operating the devices.

Ne have only shown a few cards in the i trough; but in use a large number will be placed therein.

The bottom of the column may be provided with an opening, through which access can be had to the interior for the purpose of removing the cards which drop therein, which cards can be returned to the trough and used over and over again.

We have shown two openings in the plate .B for the display of the cards. A single opening may be used, if desired.V

l/Vc have called the parts 7c o iknives.77 These parts have no cutting action, but are used only for the purpose of separating and holding the lower edges of the cards, and they may be called separating blades or slides.

\ Thearmsyl and Z together form a lever, and the arms m p together form another lever.

Itis not necessary to locate our devices in a pillar.

When the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, the cards cannot escape from the4 trough, the front ca rd being then held at the bottom by the blade k and at the top by the flanges r upon the upper edges of the trough. Zhen the knife L descends, the lower edge of the front card will be released, and it will fall by gravity into the passage c.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a card-receptacle, D, two blades, 7c o, levers j Z and m p, pivoted in a frame and to each other, and suitable operating mechanism,whereby the blades can be moved simultaneously in opposite directions, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In combination with a card-receptacle, D, two blades, 7s o, adapted to be raised and lowered alternately, the levers j m., carrying said blades and pivotally connected by the levers pZ, the magnets G G', and the armature t, secured to the levers j, anda spring, s, for returning the parts to their normal position, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with a card-receptacle, D, two blades, k o, levers j Z and m p, a passage, c, for cards, the front of such passage being provided with one or more display-openings, shaft a', carrying arms b', shaft e', carrying arms f', arms 7i" Z', connected together at IOO,

their ou'te ends by a rod or bam, n, aud a contc the operating mechanism by means of a meeting-bar, o', connecting the bm ln with the connecting-rod, 0, substantially as described. operating mechanism, mi constructed subsaii E. The combination of a, card-receptacle, D, tzfiy shewii and epex'fbted by any suiabie two bades arranged. to be moved simultaiiiechauiism, eubsizmtialiq as and ''cr the purneonsly in opposite directions, and e series of 2C pcses Specified. cards having one or more beveled edges tc 4. In combination with a GmLi-recepteeie, permit; the edge of one of the biudes to pass D, two bimies, Y; c, arranged te be moved sibetween two adjoining Cafs, substantially as muimneousiy in opposite direciens, the levers and 1" or the purposes Specified.

1o j m, cmrying said bades and pivoally een! JOHNT QTGTSCH nec-ted by the levers p Z, a pasage, c, for the FEHE F SWYET cards? thc shaft a', eari'yiug the arms b', the shaft e', cziirjiug; armsj", The Shaft; k', carrying fmesses: arms i., and the d1-mas Z 1mi", connecting said E. A. W'EST,

15 shafts te the red il@ sind re n being connected HARRY T. JOBTES, 

